diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index da940884..e943d261 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.07.12.24.46
+Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.08.01.20.40
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index b47b21f8..8ef57107 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -1747,6 +1747,9 @@ class Auth(object):
         else:
             user_id = None  # user unknown
         vars = vars or {}
+        # log messages should not be translated
+        if type(descrption).__name__ == 'lazyT':
+            description = description.m
         self.table_event().insert(
             description=str(description % vars),
             origin=origin, user_id=user_id)